On 20 July 2001, M.-A. Lemburg said:
> * configure options: the options should follow a single
> methodology (either all use --with(out)-<feature> or all
> use --enable-<feature>/--disable-<feature>) and the
> defaults should be clearly indicated...
Actually, the Autoconf docs say there is a difference between
"with/without" and "enable/disable":
Some packages pay attention to `--enable-FEATURE' options to
`configure', where FEATURE indicates an optional part of the package.
They may also pay attention to `--with-PACKAGE' options, where PACKAGE
is something like `gnu-as' or `x' (for the X Window System). The
`README' should mention any `--enable-' and `--with-' options that the
package recognizes.
IOW, --enable is for internal features, --with is for interfaces to
external features/programs/libraries (as I read it). So I think most of
the --with/--enable options are right, but:
> --with-pydebug build with Py_DEBUG defined
should be --enable-pydebug
> --with-signal-module disable/enable signal module
should be --enable-signal-module (I think)
> --with(out)-cycle-gc disable/enable garbage collection
> --with(out)-pymalloc disable/enable specialized mallocs
should be --enable-cycle-gc and --enable-pymalloc
Greg
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